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Jebao RW-15 wavemaker issues

Does anyone know how long the warranty on the Jebao RW-15 wave makers is good for? I got mine off amazon less than a year ago and it stopped working about 3 months ago. Is there anything I can do about it or am I stuck buying another one instead?

I don't believe Jebao has any type of warranty, of if they do you might have to ship the pump back to China which might cost the same as buying a new one. You can check with the company that you bought off from Amazon because they might provide some type of warranty for the product they sell but it is highly unlikely.

I have ran a few Jebao pumps and they are great pumps when they are working right and holding up. I have a few of them that fail within a few months. When this happened, first, I checked if the motor is still running or not in a couple ways. One is to listen for slight humming noise when plug in, or the other method would be using a pen to move the propeller slightly in the opposite direction, if you feel some resistant then the motor could still be functional. If the motor seems to be working, then I would try my best to take the pump apart as much as i can, without forcefully breaking parts, and give it a 50/50 vinegar/water bath for a few hours. Out of the few fail pumps, I was able to make two of them work again and while toss the rest away.

I had a Maxspect Gyre that was not good, and Ecotech MP pumps that were loud pieces of crap. I've had great luck with Jaebo overall. Right now I have Neptune WAV and they are quieter and seem to be more reliable than anything else I've had.